Writers former Warsaw Pact nations on the changing meaning of a seemingly banal object
The World Turned Upside Down homepage
Robert Macfarlane walks along the South Downs, discovering its chalk paths and its ghosts.
A Five-Day Journey homepage
Series on the achievements of significant figures and institutions from the North East
North East Free Thinkers homepage
Five writers describe their passions and possibly talents for playing a musical instrument
When Writers Play (Series 2) homepage
Series introducing great scientists, thinkers and activists of the European Enlightenment
Enlightenment Voices homepage
Nature writer Richard Mabey on his relationship with science and the natural world
The Scientist and the Romantic homepage
Writers from across the world reflect on the linguistic heritage of Samuel Johnson
Johnson Now homepage
Poet Craig Raine investigates the mystical dimension of TS Eliot's Four Quartets
Secret Places in the Four Quartets homepage
Author Christopher Hope recalls watching his son Daniel become a renowned violinist
My Son the Fiddler homepage
Four contemporary British poets choose a Tennyson poem and explain its importance to them
Tennyson 200 homepage
Series considering different aspects of Haydn's life, work and reputation
Haydn Essays homepage
Susannah Clapp looks through the postcards she has received from writers and artists
Postcards homepage
Series in which scientists re-examine ground-breaking scientific experiments
Strange Encounters - Series 2 homepage
Artist Antony Gormley discusses key sculptures and art installations of the 20th century
Antony Gormley's Seminal Sculpture homepage
Michael Goldfarb searches for forgotten figures who were important to Jewish emancipation
Looking for Ghosts homepage
Series on the arts in Northern Ireland since the signing of 1998's Good Friday Agreement
Tomorrow is Today homepage
Adam Nicolson and Sarah Raven observe the arrival of spring as it travels across Crete
A Cretan Spring homepage
Series exploring laureateship around the world, coinciding with Andrew Motion's retirement
A Laureate's Life homepage
Series detailing key aspects of Henry VIII's 38-year reign
Henry, King of Kings homepage
...Handel. Series exploring various areas of Handel's life and work
The Great and Good Mr Handel homepage
Series of personal and very powerful essays in which writers ponder the art of dying
A Good Death homepage
A chronological history of the so-called work-life balance, from the 18th Century to today
Work-Life Balance homepage
Series on the life and music of composer and organist Henry Purcell
A Tribute to Mr Purcell homepage
Poet, writer and falconer Helen Macdonald on rearing and training a female goshawk
The Mews homepage
Series arguing that William Hazlitt was a committed philosopher and a great essayist
William Hazlitt - Philosopher homepage
Series of essays on the role of clouds in art, architecture and the cultural imagination
Head in the Clouds homepage
Series of personal essays about the playwright Harold Pinter, who died in December 2008
Pinter's Voices homepage
Writers examine some of the various fields in which Darwin's theories have been used
Darwin's Children homepage
Scottish poets describe how they view their own writing in relation to Robert Burns's
The Elephant in the Poetry Reading homepage
Series in which enthusiasts explore the enduring legacy and cult status of Edgar Allan Poe
Loving the Raven homepage
